Baicells Technologies, an LTE and 5G RAN provider, has teamed with floLIVE, a provider of cloud-native 5G network solutions, to launch a Private 5G network offering for Industry 4.0 and IoT use cases. The turnkey solution includes a mobile core network, RAN elements and SIMs, supported by a unified management layer.
“Private cellular and 5G are a great fit for these enterprises. Introducing flexible solutions is key to growing the embedded base,” said Tony Eigen, VP Marketing at Baicells.
The new offering can be deployed on premises, hosted from the cloud, or in a hybrid configuration. It is designed to be deployed by the enterprise’s IT organization, offering organizations of all types operational simplicity, improved economics and faster time to service, according to the company.
Baicells has also partnered with Alef, a mobile edge API platform, and Winncomm Technologies, a global networking solutions provider, to develop a do-it-yourself kit that includes a mobile core with Embedded Subscriber Identity Module, SIM and RAN management, and indoor and outdoor radios.
The kits are highly automated to allow enterprises, value added resellers and managed service providers to quickly launch and affordably scale a private mobile network in minutes, according to Mike Mulica, CEO of Alef. In addition, the kit features Alef’s programmable API’s compatible with any RAN provider.
“Companies are looking for an easy and cost effective way to deploy a private mobile network solution, and this new partnership with Winncom and Baicells is the next step in allowing us to deliver these turnkey CBRS based solutions,” Mulica said. “With Winncom’s ability to stock, distribute, and service, enterprises, VAR’s and MSP’s will be able to scale their networks in a matter of minutes, regardless of their location.”
By J. Sharpe Smith, Inside Towers Technology Editor
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